Brianemone Posted December 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 no its ok, think i'll wait a bit to see what what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 as they say only bad things happen fast in a reef tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted December 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 i dont know it i would call it a bad thing, just means that there is more space for sps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted December 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 here's some skimmate some sexy red, bit of a rip off for just one mushy but at least its one im not going to nuke with kalk here is the white cap clown i picked up yesterday after a little vacation up in auckland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 little clown are they getting on ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Like a house on fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 i got meself a scooter bennie yesterday he ok lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Were did you get that from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 petworld of murry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 That Mushroom is awesome. Never seen ones that orange before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 The photo makes it look abit orange but it is more red in real life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 petworld of murry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted December 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 That Mushroom is awesome. Never seen ones that orange before. yep they are nice. now all i need are some nice blues and greens and purples (ricordia's not normal mushies) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossco Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 I'm thinking...one day when I get brave enough...to frag my ricordia you saw. You can have a piece come brave day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted December 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 no worrie ross, andrew(jimmy) has one very similair to that one and i has have some little babies. best bet is to leave it and let it spread by its self. they do take a while but they look great when they self propagate making a nice mat of ricordia's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted December 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 i had a litle tidy up in the tank last night, vacuumed the bottom with a syphon going into a little basket of filter wool in the sump, got a good amount of gunk out of the tank. i also cleaned off the back of the tank wall just because i felt like it, i changed the bulb on my MH so i should have any more problems with that (water quality is alot better now as well) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted December 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 well i had my first loss in the new tank(at least i think i have) i had a very small frag right under the MH that was starting to colour up and since i replaced the bulb last week i noticed it was lightening a bit but i didnt move it in time and it has rtn'd oh well, everything else has done well and in the next few weeks i hope to get up some pics of the improved colouration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 I take it this is the one you put on nano. I haven't read it all here but awsome job. And that mushroom if a fantastic colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted December 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 thanks control, i just started a thread a few days ago on nano, just to rub it in i guess (still a nano reefer at heart though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 I've just finished designing a new Pico that I will be posting there it will be 2 litre main and I'm seriously thinking about what filter to use, it might disturb a few people. my main concern is PH from Co2 at night and that type of filter takes care of it as it grows at night at a far higher rate compared to other algae types. I'll let you know when I start. That tank of yours look greats keep it up. I have always believed that the better reefers are the one's who can mantain the smallest inviroment and succeed. Having a big tank is the easy way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted December 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 yeah in small tanks a cheato refugium on reverse lighting is really the way to go. shame we cant get it here. im mentally designing a new tank for at work but wont be starting any time soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 I think Control is into what were called algae turf scrubbers. The one I saw ( many years ago ) used hair algae. Control may do it different, but the one I saw had a large shallow pan, over which highly aerated water flowed. Hair algae was growing in the pan in a dense mat, and was shaved off periodically. The pan was more brightly lit than the tank, to encourage faster growth of hair algae in the scrubber, than in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 It may be a little off topic, but here is an interesting article taking a look from a modern perspective, at some of the older filtration methods, although IMO even this article is now out of date. Still interesting read though http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_2/ ... ration.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 I think Control is into what were called algae turf scrubbers. The one I saw ( many years ago ) used hair algae. Hell no, the algaes are known as turf algaes and are from the top level of the reefs there are a few of them but hair algae is not one of them that I would use. Some of you may already have them in your tanks and not even know it. They require such intence light that if they get in the tank they don't tend to servive and are slow to reproduce. They consume waste at a similar speed to a skimmer. unfortunatly they don't remove debris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 That Mushroom is awesome. Never seen ones that orange before. Its not a mushroom, they call them "Rics" in the States or something like that. (Ricordias huh??)!! Where did you get it? I want some!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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